Latest News Today Live Updates: Nvidia’s board is reportedly considering removing CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang following allegations of an extramarital relationship with a woman suspected by US intelligence agencies of being a Chinese asset. The claims emerged in reports citing two people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal first reported the board’s alleged move. According to reports, the Trump administration had been informed about the matter. Nvidia shares fell more than 8 per cent in after-hours trading on Wednesday following the WSJ report, adding to a sell-off that has continued over several trading sessions.
Democrat Scott Colom has pulled off a major upset in Mississippi’s US Senate race, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith after days of vote counting. His victory makes him the first Black senator from the Southern state since the Reconstruction era following the US Civil War. The closely contested race saw the lead swing back and forth, with Colom at one point ahead by just a few dozen votes. After several days of counting, the 43-year-old district attorney was projected to have secured the seat, flipping a traditionally Republican stronghold. Colom’s win also marks the first time a Democrat has captured a Mississippi Senate seat since John Stennis won re-election in 1982.
At least two people lost their lives and 17 others, including seven children, were injured after a three-storey residential building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday (November 12). Four of the injured were reported to be in critical condition, while firefighters continued combing through the rubble for possible survivors. The building collapsed into an adjacent excavation site in the Flatbush neighbourhood, leaving sections of its interior exposed. Images from the scene showed household belongings, including a bedroom and wardrobe, scattered among the debris.
The bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs), who went missing from Kishtwar district’s Dachhan area, were found on Thursday with bullet wounds, officials said. The deceased were identified as SPO Rashpal Kumar, 45, and SPO Bobby Chand, 57. Both were residents of Kiyar in Dachhan and were attached to the Special Operations Group (SOG) in Kiyar. Officials said the two personnel had been assigned rotational duty at the 17 RR TOB Camp in Dharna, Marwah Sector. However, they did not report to the camp as scheduled, prompting a search operation to trace their whereabouts.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said diplomacy should resume "without further delay" to end the US-Iran war after talks with his Iranian counterpart.
Erdogan met Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of UN climate conference in the Turkish province of Antalya, his office said.
During their discussion, Erdogan underscored "the importance of getting to the negotiating table without further delay" and said Turkey would continue to support efforts aimed at securing peace.
Scores of Bangladeshi garment factories were shut on Thursday as protesting workers demanded higher wages, prompting owners to consider withholding pay from those on strike.
The unrest, which began in October, threatens to disrupt an industry that earns around $38 billion annually, accounting for four-fifths of the country's export earnings and employing more than four million workers.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has called for calm as wage negotiations continue.
The South Asian nation of 170 million people is the world's second-biggest garment exporter behind China, supplying major international fashion brands.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Ukraine's military faced new "systematic" restrictions to Starshield satellite internet, operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX service which plays a key role for front line communications.
"Our units have been recording significant disruptions to Starshield's operations over the territory of Ukraine for several days now ... systematic speed restrictions are being imposed," Zelensky said on social media, adding they were "not random errors".
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday called on Pakistan to end terrorism and choose dialogue to resolve outstanding issues, amid a spate of security incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, including the killing of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Kishtwar.
Abdullah said terrorism should not intimidate people and reiterated that Kashmir was, is and will always remain a part of India. He also emphasised the need to revive the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to facilitate dialogue and regional cooperation.
"Terrorism exists, but we must not be intimidated by it. Kashmir was, is, and will always remain a part of India... I have always told Pakistan: put an end to terrorism. Terrorism will lead nowhere. Choose the path of dialogue; that is the only way a solution can be found. We were once part of the same nation... We must revive SAARC so that we can all sit together, resolve our issues, and move toward progress," he said.
Two Democratic senators are demanding that US President Donald Trump’s administration preserve records regarding NVIDIA, questioning why concerns over its business connections did not stop advanced AI chips from reaching companies potentially linked to China. Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons have asked three senior administration officials to preserve records concerning the chipmaker, its CEO Jensen Huang and reported links to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.
Chinese artificial intelligence companies are trying to secure access to Nvidia-powered data centres outside China amid fears that the US could tighten restrictions on their use of advanced chips. The concerns come amid controversy surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and claims linking a woman associated with him to Chinese intelligence, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.
Russian scientists are working on an experiment to fulfil President Vladimir Putin's dream of living to 150. The Kurchatov Institute, headed by Putin’s close friend Mikhail Kovalchuk, has collaborated with the Petrovsky Russian Research Center of Surgery to create a bank of blood samples from primates who live for many years. The news was first reported by the independent outlet Agentstvo. The blood will be used to understand how ageing works, Konstantin Kotenko, director of the surgery centre, said at the Kurchatov Genomic Forum. Kovalchuk, who was also present at the forum, said that research on monkeys will be a step towards “creating a regulatory system for extending [human lifespan].”
Israel will gradually reduce its dependence on US military assistance, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday, following US President Donald Trump's announcement that Washington would stop providing billions of dollars in annual military aid by the end of this year.
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel recovered a suspected Pakistani drone from an agricultural field near the International Border in Samba district during the early hours of Thursday.
According to officials, the recovery was made during a search operation launched by BSF troops in the border area falling under the jurisdiction of Border Outpost (BOP) Lalphamkima.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has reportedly stalled efforts to tighten restrictions on Nvidia’s advanced AI chip exports to China, even after President Donald Trump approved action against suspected diversions for the third time this year. The development comes as Nvidia’s board is weighing whether to remove CEO Jensen Huang over his alleged affair with Chinese spy Alice Huang.
Argentine President Javier Milei became emotional and struggled to hold back tears as he bid farewell to Pope Leo XIV at Buenos Aires' Ministro Pistarini International Airport on Wednesday. The pontiff was preparing to board an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight to Peru, the final stop on his three-nation Latin American tour.
Jensen Huang reportedly had another affair with a female executive who reports to him, five people who saw them cosying up at a hotel during an Nvidia conference have said. The New York Times reported that Huang was close to Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of health care. The Nvidia CEO has already admitted to one affair, with the alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang. This is the first time his relationship with Powell has been revealed.
At least two people were killed and 17 others injured, including seven children, after a three-storey residential building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday (Nov 12). Four of the injured were in critical condition, authorities said, as firefighters continued searching the wreckage for possible survivors.
The Central Government has reduced the number of main Indian visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23. The move aims to simplify the country's visa regime. In addition, the changes in the visa categories will also reduce overlap between visa categories, making the framework easier to keep track of for visitors, researchers, patients, students, investors and business professionals, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday (November 11).
In a resolute defence of the US military action in West Asia amid strong criticism at home following the Republican rout in the midterm elections, President Donald Trump reaffirmed on Wednesday that the conflict with Iran had become necessary as Iran has been waging war in America since 1979, referring to the 66 US hostages held captive that year.
